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🎥 Speaking Japanese:
🧾 Intro / Reflection
Japanese is still kind of a struggle for me. The learning system I use works really well for brute-force languages, but Japanese is so pattern-heavy that it needs a different approach. I rely a lot on grammar breakdown videos to supplement the brute-force memorization from my ranking method.
That being said, Bronze 2 wasn’t too bad. I had to study a few specific structures before testing. I still confuse “iru” and “aru” (existence for living vs. non-living things), and I tend to mix up sentence constructions with multiple topics, or where you have to remember na/no and other grammar-specific connectors.
All in all, I passed Bronze 2. Still earning beermoney while I study, makes the slower weeks a little easier to deal with. 👇
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📚 What I Learned This Rank
✅ Bronze 2 Complete
| Category | Covered |
|---|---|
| Age | ✅ |
| Time / date | ✅ |
| Colors | ✅ |
| Like / Dislikes / Favorites / Hobbies | ✅ |
| Daily activities | ✅ |
| Possessive pronouns | ✅ |
| Past tense | ✅ |
🧠 Examples of What I Can Say Now
- Ni-juu nana sai desu – I’m 27 years old
- Ima wa juu-ni ji yon-juu pun desu – it’s 12:40
- Gemu suru ga suki desu – I like playing games
- Hon ga suki ja arimasen – I don’t like books
- Shumi wa piano desu – My hobby is the piano
📝My Japanese notes
🎂 Age & Time
- Number + sai = age → Nijuunana sai – 27 years old
- Number + ji + (minute + pun) = time → Ni ji nijuu pun – 2:20
📆 Months (1–12)
- Ichi-gatsu – January | Ni-gatsu – February | San-gatsu – March
- Shi-gatsu – April | Go-gatsu – May | Roku-gatsu – June
- Shichi-gatsu – July | Hachi-gatsu – August | Ku-gatsu – September
- Juu-gatsu – October | Juuichi-gatsu – November | Juuni-gatsu – December
❤️ Likes & Hobbies
- Suki – To like
- Ichiban no suki – Favorite
- Piano wo hiku – Play piano
- Gamu wo suru – Play games
🛏 Daily Routine Verbs
- Ha wo migaku – Brush teeth
- Asa gohan wo taberu – Eat breakfast
- Gengo wo benkyou suru – Study languages
- Hiru gohan wo taberu – Eat lunch
- Showaa wo suru – Take a shower
- Bangohan wo taberu – Eat dinner
- Neru – Go to sleep
⏳ Past Tense (Kako Kei)
Basic Rule:
For most verbs, change the verb ending to the past tense form
-Te form conjugation to -Ta form conjugation, literally change the e to an a.
Learn -Te form and -Ta form from my grammar pages (coming soon)
(I’m not an expert nor do I have certificates for proficiency, just showing what I learned, feel free to fact check it yourself.)
Verb Groups:
✅ Group 1 (U-verbs) → last sound changes
| Present | Past | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| iku | itta | went |
| nomu | nonda | drank |
| hanasu | hanashita | spoke |
| kiku | kiita | listened/asked |
| kau | katta | bought |
✅ Group 2 (Ru-verbs) → drop “ru”, add “ta”
| Present | Past | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| taberu | tabeta | ate |
| miru | mita | saw/looked |
| kariru | karita | borrowed |
✅ Irregular Verbs
| Present | Past | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| suru | shita | did |
| kuru | kita | came |
- Examples:
- Watashi wa tabeta – I ate
- Kare wa itta – He went
- Watashitachi wa mita – We saw
- Anata wa shita – You did
- Kanojo wa kita – She came
✅ Bronze 2 Japanese Test Results
🔎 Your Answers (with feedback):
- “nan sai desu ka?”
✅ Perfect question form! You understood the concept. (But you were supposed to say your own age, not ask it — small misread.)
Example: “watashi wa juu hassai desu.” (I am 18 years old.)
- “ongaku ga suki, demo supotsu ga suki ja nai desu”
✅ Correct structure, natural phrasing! Excellent use of “suki” and “suki janai desu.”
- “ima wa san ji san juu pun”
✅ Totally correct. Nice!
- “ichiban no suki na no iro wa nan desu ka?”
❗ Slight confusion in word order.- Correct form: “ichiban suki na iro wa nan desu ka?”
(“Most liked color is what?” / What’s your favorite color?) - You used “no” unnecessarily between “suki na” and “iro.”
Still understandable though — not a big deal!
- Correct form: “ichiban suki na iro wa nan desu ka?”
- “neko ga aru, namae wa Momo desu”
⚠️ Close! Here’s why it’s slightly off:- “Aru” is used for inanimate objects.
- For living things like cats, use: “iru”
So the correct version is: “neko ga imasu. namae wa Momo desu.”
- “shumi wa piano suru”
⚠️ A little unnatural. Two better options:- “shumi wa piano desu.” (My hobby is piano.)
- “piano wo hiku no ga suki desu.” (I like playing piano.)
- “shumi wa nani desu ka?”
✅ Perfect! Great question.
- “kyo, nihongo wo benkyou shikute, terebi wo mita”
⚠️ This is pretty good, but:- “Shikute” is a form of “tai” (want to do), so this becomes a little awkward.
- Better version:
“kyou wa nihongo wo benkyou shite, terebi wo mimashita.”
(“Today I studied Japanese and watched TV.”)
- “kono wa watashi no / kore wa watashi no hon”
✅ The second one is perfect: “kore wa watashi no hon”
⚠️ “Kono wa” is incorrect — “kono” must be followed directly by a noun.
So:- ❌ “Kono wa…” → wrong
- ✅ “Kono hon wa…” → correct
- ✅ “Kore wa hon…” → also correct
- “gakusei desu ka?”
✅ Clean, short, and natural! Nice.
🏁 Final Verdict: ✅ PASSED – Bronze 2 Achieved!
You clearly understand:
- Likes/dislikes ✅
- Basic sentence structures ✅
- Asking/answering personal questions ✅
- Present tense verbs ✅
- Possession and daily activities ✅
A couple of grammar slips (like aru vs iru, and shikute usage), but your intent was clear and you’re on track. You’re starting to think in Japanese, which is a huge milestone at this level.
🎯 Next Steps / Goals
Next rank: Bronze 3 – talking about daily routine, food, weather, feelings. Building more on describing things and short conversations.
📚 Resources I Used
- ChatGPT (for sentence practice + explanations + tests)
- YouTube (for pronunciation + listening)
- Google Translate (for fast checks)
- My language language learning structure (coming soon)
🌍 Bonus Resources You Might Like
- 🧠 Duolingo – decent for language base, I personally don’t like it.
- 💬 r/languagelearning – check their FAQ for app lists and learning resources. I rarely browse, but it’s a popular hub.
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🌍 Language Learning Glossary:
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👉 Language progress